Scripture Verse

Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do? Acts 9:6

Introduction

Words: Miss M. G. Dan­forth, in The Palm of Vic­to­ry, ed­it­ed by Le­roy H. Dow­ling (St. Lou­is, Mis­sou­ri: L. H. Dow­ling, 1874), page 33.

Music: Zim­ri M. Par­vin (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Dan­forth’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of her or Par­vin (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

I came un­to Him in the morn­ing,
When the day was fresh and fair;
Today I will work in Thy vine­yard,
Was my heart’s out­gush­ing pray­er.
What wilt Thou have me to do, Lord?
Oh, what wilt Thou have me to do?
What wilt Thou have me to do, Lord?
Oh, what wilt Thou have me to do?

I came in the ear­ly morn­ing,
As the sun be­gan to shine,
And now, and now it is ev­en­ing,
And the fruit still bends the vine.
What have I done for Thee, Lord?
Oh, what I have done for Thee?
What have I done for Thee, Lord?
Oh, what I have done for Thee?

I came unto Him in the seedtime
When the spring was green and new,
Saying, I will sow with Thy ser­vants,
For the laborers are but few.
What wilt Thou have me to do, Lord?
Oh, what wilt Thou have me to do?
What wilt Thou have me to do, Lord?
Oh, what wilt Thou have me to do?

I came un­to Him in the seed­time,
In the time of the burst­ing leaves,
And now, and now it is har­vest,
And where, oh where are my sheaves?
What have I done for Thee, Lord?
Oh, what have I done for Thee?
What have I done for Thee, Lord?
Oh, what have I done for Thee?